abc's michelle franzen has been tracking events overnight. >> reporter: just a day before the opening ceremony in sochi a new urgent warning for u.s. and international airlines flying into russia. the department of homeland security says it has specific and credible information terrorists may try to use toothpaste tubes filled with explosives to create a bomb. >> either toen construct it on an airplane or smuggle it in. >> reporter: a serious enough threat for them to alert a small number of u.s. aircraft traveling to russia even though the warning is aimed at alerting foreign airlines. the warning comes after the arrest of two chechen women after officials then warted a possible bomb attack. they had direct ties to the toothpaste tube intelligence that triggered the warning. russia has been trying to reassure the world that the games are safe. president vladimir putin created what he calls a ring of steel around the olympic venues with 100,000 security officials. the other concern, the so-called soft targets outside the olympic site and intelligence officials say the toothpaste tube

michelle franzen, abc news, new york. >> and there is another battle on social media. facebook and twitter want to dominate during the game on a second screen. each company opens to comment on big plays and the half time show and the commercials of the it wasn't opening day, but 35,000 fans flooded at&t park for fan fan -- fanfest. buster posey and other players signed balls, posters and even gloves. >> i think it is awesome. i think it is great. they take the time with the kids which is the most important part and they seem to care. it is fun to meet everybody and take time out of their schedule. >> they begin spring training on the 18th. the home opener is april 8th against arizona. san francisco lawmakers announced they will be introducing legislation to impose a 2 cent per ounce tax on soda and sports and energy drinks. it could generate $31 million to fund school recreation and nutrition programs among other initiatives. it is set to be produced on tuesday. the 11-member board of supervisors will send it to voters in november. >>> we go to abc news anchor ama tate

for "good morning america," michelle franzen, abc news. new york. >> and amazingly the engine and other parts of that car survived intact and they are being prepared now and should be ready for the next race, yes, mr. ron capps will do it again apparently. >> yeah, that -- >> that would be the end of my career. >> that's when you retire. >> you think? >> thanks, ron. >>> to the latest powerful winter storm blasting through the pacific northwest. it's the second straight round of serious snow for the region and abc's aditi roy has the latest. >> reporter: overnight another round of nasty snow and rain blanketed the northwest. drivers in portland, oregon have to navigate messy roads and freezing rain. cars littered the highway and some cars couldn't make it a few feet without slipping and sliding. some people decided it's better to just stay off the streets. >> it's a struggle but we'll get through. >> reporter: at portland international airport near whiteout conditions canceled 50 flights friday night. the un-patrick dempsey snow and cold t

michele franzen, abc news, new york. >> absolutely outrageous behavior. he did express remorse.y the right things. quote, i want to apologize to the fan, whose name is jeff orr. i want to apologize to him. i want to apologize to my teammates, my coach, my family, oklahoma state. this is not how i was raised and this is not how the program is run. and i let my emotions get the best of me. >> to say the least. the fan volunteered not to attend any texas tech games for the rest of the season. >> it's one of those red lines you can't go over. >> exactly. >>> coming up, they're the hottest underdogs in the winter olympics. a chat with the jamaican bobsled team making a comeback. ya, mon. just ahead. >>> and ahead in our next half hour -- game over. why the maker of a popular mobile game pulled the plug on the app. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ sweet jamaica >>> they're the winter olympics most unlikely competitors, the jamaican bobsled team is back. that is why it is our "favorite story of the day." >> f

michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: this is el chapo, in custody after being sought for years.s is how he looked when he was arrested early saturday morning at this mexican hotel. acting on intelligence gathered bid the u.s. drug enforcement agents and the mexican drug enforcement, guzman went without a fight. >> chapo guzman is like the osama bin laden of drug trafficking. >> reporter: guzman leads a mexican drug cartel, responsible for an estimated 25% of mexico, cocaine and heroin, coming into the u.s. from mexico, resulting in tens of thousands of overdoses. chicago named el chapo public enemy number one, the term not used since al capone, in chicago, the drug trade was so profitable for guzman forbes magazine included him on the list of its billionaires. el chapo had been on the run since bribing his way out of prison 13 years ago. experts say even with him back behind bars the cartel will continue to do business as usual. >>> oakland city leaders today hosted their first town hall meeting in a series focused on public safety. the mayor and police chief, and school superin

flight out of dulles heading for europe forced to make an emergency landing in newark where abc's michelle franzens. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly scary moments and trouble on board that flight bound for frankfurt, germany. instead making an emergency landing here at newark liberty international. we're told that more than 200 passengers and crew members are safe, some of those passengers, though, once they landed took to social media, describing an unidentifiable burning smell. this morning united airlines tells abc news that the plane was diverted because of the reports of that smell in the cabin. now, certainly that flight took off from dulles airport late last night. it was expected to move on to frankfurt, instead, diverted here and landing at liberty international airport. now, the boeing 777 is one of the smaller more efficient jumbo jets in boeing's fleet that services international routes and certainly investigators will be looking at this plane to see and pinpoint the origin of that burning smell in the cabin. of course, boeing has had some other issues with some of i

dulles heading for europe forced to make an emergency landing in newark, and that's where abc's michelle franzens right now. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly scary moments and trouble on board that flight bound for frankfurt, germany. instead, making an emergency landing here at newark liberty international. we're told this morning that more than 200 passengers and crew members are safe. some of those passengers, though, once they landed took to social media, describing an unidentifiable burning smell and fumes in the cabin. this morning united airlines tells abc news that the plane was diverted because of the reports of that smell in the cabin. now, certainly that flight took off from dulles airport late last night. it was expected to move on to frankfurt, instead, diverted here and landing at liberty international airport. now, the boeing 777 is one of the smaller, more efficient jumbo jets in boeing's fleet that services international routes, and certainly investigators will be looking at this plane to see and pinpoint the origin of that burning smell in the cabin.

michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: an explosive open letter written by woody allen's adopted daughter wounds and allegations of abuse. in her own words, published on the "new york times," she details claims she was sexually abused by allen when she was 7 years old. she spoke out last november in an interview with "vanity fair." >> according to what dylan told me, she is truly terrified of woody allen to this day. she can't bear to even look at one of his pictures in a magazine. >> reporter: claims the award winning director has strongly denied. >> certainly i never, ever abused my daughter. there was no sexual abuse that ever took place. >> reporter: the accusations were investigated by police and family courts, but allen was never charged with a crime. >> a six-month exhaustive investigation, there was no evidence from their view to support that the 7-year-old had been sexually abused. >> reporter: dylan, now 28, felt she should speak up for herself and support other alleged victims after watching hollywood honor allen with a lifetime achievement award at the golden globes. writing,

michelle franzen is on the story. good morning. >> reporter: the promising oklahoma state star took a pass playing professional basketball and now his welcoming return to the courts now tarnished by an altercation with fan in the stands. in the final moments against texas tech, adrenaline turned into altercation between marcus smart and a fan in the stands. an out of bounds move that marred the game and could land the oklahoma state star in the hot seat. >> that's disgusting behavior. >> reporter: start was trying to block a shot with just seconds on the clock when he landed in the crowd. officials say it appears words were exchanged before he was shoving the fan. smart received a technical foul and now his coach and big 12 conference commissioner will be reviewing the tape to see what if any other disciplinary action should be taken. smart, considered one of the top drafts for the nba last year decided to stay on the college courts for his sophomore year. the scene is eerily reminiscent in the malice in the palace wh